The triliteral root lām fā wāw (ل ف و) occurs three times in the Quran as the form IV verb alfa (أَلْفَ). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form IV) - to find
| (2:170:12) alfaynā | we found | قَالُوا بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا أَلْفَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ آبَاءَنَا |
| (12:25:7) wa-alfayā | and they both found | وَاسْتَبَقَا الْبَابَ وَقَدَّتْ قَمِيصَهُ مِنْ دُبُرٍ وَأَلْفَيَا سَيِّدَهَا لَدَى الْبَابِ |
| (37:69:2) alfaw | found | إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا آبَاءَهُمْ ضَالِّينَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
